The Man Booker Prize for Fiction announced its 2017 shortlist and and our very own 4 3 2 1 by Paul Auster was included! The judges will announce the winners on October 17.

The Man Booker Prize for Fiction announced its 2017 longlist last week and and our very own 4 3 2 1 by Paul Auster was included among the list of 13. The judges will pare down the longlist to a shortlist of 6, which will be announced in September.

LILLIAN BOXFISH TAKES A WALK by Kathleen RooneyTwo starred reviews! “Inspired by Margaret Fishback, poet and Macy’s ad-writing phenom of the 1930s, Rooney imagines an extraordinary walk through the streets of New York City on the last night of 1984, one that triggers a flood of memories for fictional ad woman Lillian Boxfish. Elegantly written, Rooney creates a glorious paean to a distant literary life and time—and an unabashed celebration of human connections that bridge the past and future.” — Publishers Weekly, boxed & starred review

BEHIND HER EYES by Sarah PinboroughA January 2017 LibraryReads pick! “Pinborough, an accomplished author of horror, mysteries, dark fantasy, and psychological suspense, has drawn on all her gifts to tell her latest story, a masterpiece of suspense centered on a bad marriage. Give this intense book to patrons freely, but especially target those who are fatigued with the current spate of female-driven psychological suspense. It will be enough to shake things up for them (it even has a hashtag campaign, #WTFThatEnding).”— Booklist, starred review

4 3 2 1 by Paul AusterOne ofKirkus Reviews’s Most Anticipated Books of 2017 with three starred reviews! “Auster’s first novel in seven years is nothing if not ambitious: a four-part invention, more than 800 pages, that follows the life (or lives) of Archie Ferguson. With this novel, Auster reminds us that not just life, but also narrative is always conditional, that it only appears inevitable after the fact.” — Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewreadmoreremove